Riyadh vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$996
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$3483
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
71
86
😀 Quality of life
74
94
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.79M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 36% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2922nd and 571st ($1642 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 1210th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$4.36
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$18837

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

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20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190